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Ron White was not one of the very first original members of the Motown staff, but eventually he was.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Firsts
Staff
White
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We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Self
Spiritual
Worry
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We're very physical creatures, and we worry about how we look sometimes more than our spiritual selves.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Creatures
Spiritual
Worry
Physical
Selves
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I had been stockpiling Gospel songs for other artists, and had planned to submit them to Gospel artists.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Gospel Songs
Submit
Gospel
Planned
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As human beings, we're very materialistic and have all this stuff - furs and cars and diamonds and money.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Car
Money
Fur
Human Beings
Materialistic
Stuff
Beings
Diamonds
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You are most certainly the inspiration for all of today's rock 'n' roll guitarists. Your music is timeless.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Inspiration
Rocks
Today
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There's so many wonderful gospel people out there, and I don't necessarily want to compete with those people.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Competition
People
Want
Gospel
Compete
Necessarily
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There's some sad things known to man, but ain't too much sadder than, the tears of a clown when noones around.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Men
Sadness
Tears
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Just like Pagliacci did, I try to keep my surface hid. Smiling in the crowd I try, but in a lonely room I cry.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Crowds
Lonely
Trying
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The one thing about God that's so beautiful is He is omnipotent, and He is the Almighty. But He's not a dictator.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Beautiful
Dictator
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Hickory dickory dock, I just want to be your clock. Just set me for a lifetime, and I'll wake you up every morning.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Morning
Games
Wakes You
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As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Dream
Kids
Dare
Wildest Dreams
Would Be
Life Dreams My Life
Wildest
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That's because we did not set out to make black music. We set out to make quality music that everyone could enjoy and listen to.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Quality
Black
Black Music
Enjoy
Did
Set
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Before you ask some girl for her hand now, keep your freedom for as long as you can now. My Mama told me, you better shop around.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Family
Girl
Hands
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If I just gave you a piece of paper with the lyrics written down on it, it would mean something to you. It would tell you a story.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
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I'm blessed, because I enjoy every part of my life. I enjoy writing songs. I've been trying to write songs since I was five years old.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Blessed
Song
Writing
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Drugs are in every walk of life - doctors, lawyers, preachers, the guy who works for IBM, teenagers on the street, teenagers in school.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Doctors
Ibm
School
Teenager
Preachers
Teenagers
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Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Giving
Release
Song
Writing
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If some of those people who wanted to ban Beethoven's music could hear the music that's being played today, wow, what would they do, man?
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Men
People
Wow
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I remember my first check that I got for a thousand dollars, and where I grew up, I never thought I'd have a thousand dollars at one time.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
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Now if I appear to be carefree it's only to camouflage my sadness. In order to keep my pride I try to cover the hurt with a show of gladness.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Hurt
Pride
Sadness
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I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Events
Motown
Musical
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I don't ever balk at being considered a Motown person, because Motown is the greatest musical event that ever happened in the history of music.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Motown
Musical
Considered
Balk
Event
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I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. Songwriting is my gift from God.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Song
Trying
Writing
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So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it - only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Inspirational
Relationship
Changed
Inspirational Music
Taxi
Declare
Exactly
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Had I not come out with an inspirational CD, you perhaps would have never known that I feel like I feel, that all songs, all the music I've ever done is a gift from God.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Inspirational
Cd
Perhaps
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I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Faith
Talking
Years
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I've been speaking at churches for years, as well as juvenile jails, rehabs and hospitals, and I always talk about my faith. That is a declaration of my relationship with God.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Declaration
Hospitals
Juvenile
God Faith Relationship
Churches
Jails
Speaking
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The only thing you're taking out of here is your spirit and your soul, so we need to be conscious to try and develop that part of ourselves, because we're all spiritual creatures.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Conscious
Creatures
Soul
Spiritual
Trying
Because
Thing
Only
Try
Part
Develop
Taking
The Only Thing
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I've never been to rehab, I've never been to psychotherapy or the doctor or anything like that. I went to a church and I was prayed for, and I've always had a great relationship with God.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Church
Doctors
Rehab
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The Beatles were huge. And the first thing they said when you interviewed them, 'Oh yeah, we grew up on Motown.'..They were the first white act to admit they grew up listening to black music.
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Black
Listening
White
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If I hear one of my songs by anybody, it's a dream come true every time for me as a songwriter, because I want to write a song, I want to write a song that the world can sing and will always sing.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Dream
Song
Writing
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Beethoven was just music, and it didn't matter if he could hear it or not - he could feel it. He could hear it in his mind. He could write it down hearing it in his mind. He was just music. Yeah, he's one of my favorite writers of all times.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Matter
Mind
Writing
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I still perform because it's a necessity for my innards. And those songs, some of those songs, I have sung, I don't know how many thousands of times. And I promise you, every single solitary night, they're new to me. They are brand-new to me that night.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Night
Promise
Song
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People say I'm the life of the party Because I tell a joke or two Although I might be laughing loud and hearty Deep inside I'm blue So take a good look at my face You'll see my smile looks out of place If you look closer, it's easy to trace The tracks of my tears.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Blue
Party
Song
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It kills me to see people think that, show business is sex, drugs and rock and roll. And I have what you call a meet and greet. I do it before the show. But when I was doing it after the show especially, there would be people who would come back and said, OK, Smoke, where's the party?
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Party
People
Thinking
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Without you hearing a melody or music or anything like that, it would say something to you. So, that's what a song is to me. Now, you have a lot of songs that come out, and the beat carries them over there, because of the beat, and because of some other factors and so on and so forth. But I want mine to be a song, if you read it, it's going to mean something to you.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Mean
Melody
Song
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My philosophy on writing a song for myself is that I always, always, always want to write a song. I always want to write a song. I realize that as a record producer or a singer or whatever I might not, if I recorded on myself or someone else, the first time out I might not give it the right treatment, so that the world or many people will accept it and it'll be a public hit, or anything like that.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Philosophy
Song
Writing
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My uncle Claude was my favorite uncle he was also my godfather. He and I were really, really close. He used to take me to see cowboy movies all the time when I was a little boy because I loved cowboy movies. He got a cowboy name for me, which was Smokey Joe. So from the time I was three years old if people asked me what my name was I didn't tell them my name was William, I told them my name was Smokey Joe.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Uncles
Boys
Cowboy
Years
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I know what God did for me. I know that He is my way out and my way in. He's my way out of all this havoc and my way into paradise. He suffered for me and for everybody listening. God loves us so much. He tried a lot of things to get our attention. He tried a lot of things to get us back to Him. So He said, "I'll tell you what. I'm going to make it real simple for you. I'm going to send my Son. He's going to take on all your iniquities and all your sins. He's gonna die in your place so you can have everlasting life. All you've got to do is accept that.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Real
Simple
Son
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The music business has made a 360. It's a whole 'nother game. It's not nearly what it was. And I fear for it, because, you know, with the advent of the computer and online and downloading and all these things, they have destroyed - that stuff has destroyed the record business, not the music business, but the record business. The music business is well, and it's alive and thriving. Now, I hope something happens to turn it back around to the point whereas it's - you're earning a living from writing your songs, from your work, you know, because it's not like that anymore.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
Computer
Song
Writing
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I always try to write a song, I never just want to write a record. Originally I was not writing songs for myself. ....And I can say this, most of the people who have recorded my songs are songwriters themselves. ... Even if I don't release it myself, somebody else might hear it and want to record it. When you write a song, it gives it that potential. When you write a song, a song has longevity. ... So I wanted to sing inspirational music, and that's exactly how I approached it-only the words have been changed to declare my relationship with God. Songwriting is my gift from God.
Smokey Robinson / Singer-Songwriter
People
Song
Writing
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